Orthokeratology and corneal refractive therapy: a review and recent findings

Eye & Contact Lens
Joseph T BarrL A Jones

Abstract

To review the past and current literature and present recent findings on orthokeratology and corneal refractive therapy. Various articles on contact lens corneal reshaping were analyzed. Common clinical procedures and interference measurement of tear-film thickness were also used. Although the numbers of patients tested to date do not allow conclusions of great certainty, based on a review of the current literature, our recent study of 60 patients, and the Food and Drug Administration approval of overnight contact lens corneal refractive therapy, there is a low incidence of complications, and unaided visual acuity of 20/20 in the morning is possible in most (74%) successful cases. Refractive error change of 2.25diopter (D) +/- 1.00D is common. A presumed iron ring may appear in some patients in the midperipheral corneal epithelium. Overnight orthokeratology and corneal refractive therapy with modern design reverse-return zone lenses in high-Dk rigid gas-permeable contact lens materials is an option for transient vision correction for some myopic patients.

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